Tags: electricity grid, green energy, rooftop solar, distributed productionAugust 22 -- There are 3,200 utilities that make up the U.S. electrical grid, the largest machine in the world. These power companies sell $400 billion worth of electricity a year, mostly derived ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, electricity grid, blackout, costsAugust 16 -- Aug. 14, 2003, was a dark day in U.S. history -- in a lot of different ways. It started off as a quiet Thursday. Then a single tree limb in Ohio came crashing down, touching off a power ... [ +++ ]

Tags: utility, electricity, microgrid, Maryland, reliabilityJuly 31 -- For those of us in Maryland who have suffered from unacceptable electric utility service — and that is most of us — there is light at the end of the tunnel. Utility executives, think tanks ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, Oklahoma, clean energy, renewable energy, electricityJune 14 -- Wind power is getting to be a less expensive proposition for many Oklahoma electrical users. Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. has slashed the price of its Wind Power program, which allows ... [ +++ ]

Tags: hydropower, clean energy, renewable energy, electricityMarch 18 -- It’s hard to beat hydropower, at least when a dam is already in place. Few dams are built anymore in the United States, but existing ones turn out generally moderately priced electricity for ... [ +++ ]

Tags: transmission, electricity, Duke Energy, Wyoming, NevadaDuke Energy American Transmission Co. has been considering five or six options for the 900-mile line capable of transporting 3,000 megawatts of wind power from Wyominig to Nevada for about a year. The ... [ +++ ]

Tags: California, solar, renewable energy, clean energy, solar power record, electricityFebruary 7 -- It looks as though California has broken another solar power record, and it's done so in one of the least-sunny times of year possible. According to preliminary figures provided by the ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Indiana, electricity, renewable energy, consumer investment, clean energy, power utilitiesJanuary 31 -- The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has announced the launch of a new pilot program that allows customers to designate a portion or total of their monthly electric use to ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Middlesex County, New Jersey, solar panels, electricity rates, renewable energy, North Brunswick, clean energyJanuary 28 -- An energy company has installed more than 25,000 solar panels at the county’s Apple Orchard Lane complex in North Brunswick — enough to power the entire complex of seven buildings, which ... [ +++ ]